Rail and chair.



PATBNTED MAR. 12', 1907. J. F. WALKER.

RAIL AND CHAIR. APPLIUATIGN IILED run. 22, 1906.

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and Chairs, of which UNITED STATES:

PATENT orrio'e.

JAMES, WALKER, or cAR H eii, isso R1 p d mun. mncu'aml No. 846,535., I

Specification or ma a Application noulmma'iaoc. seer sumes.

.. Patenteda t-12,1907.

To all whom it may con/aer al: I p

Be it" known that I, JAMES F. WALKE -,6.

and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in OhairaRails the following is a specificatio'n.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in rails and fastenerstherefor; and it is an object of the invention to rovide a securing means for the rails that; at the same time prevent the spreading thereof.

It isralso an objectof this invention to. provide a novel rail whereby a wheel or'truck is With the foregoing and view the invention consists in the details'of' construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forthand claimed.

. ings,

, I In describing the invention in detail referencewill behad to theaccompanying drawparts in the several views, in winch- Figure 7 of a trackway, showing the invention applied. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the device. 1 Fig. 3 is a sectionalfview illustrating the structure of the rails,}togeth'er with an antispreading device. Fi 4 is a perspective view of one of-the rail-c airs.-

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approximately U-sha ped in cross-section and plate. The outer surfaces of=the feet- 3 are c'oncaved, as at 4,. and are-provided with the stiipslare tioned a-suitahle distance ntermediate the hide :from slipping off the rail.

extended bearing surfaces 5, whereby the rail m "restontheftiewithgreatfirmness. I Foirme along a longitudinal edge, and [outer f therail 'is anupWardly-extendingfiange 6. i This flange. ht to meet the req'inre lengthof' therails'and comprise a bodyportion other objects in forming part of this specification, wherein like characters denote corresponding.

1 is a top'plan viewof a fragment 2 indicates a rail-which is et 3, which are intend-- ed to rest upon the tie or upon the .cha1r.

-. arran'gedlongitudinallyofa tie which has'its end portions 8 turnedup to. conform to the thereagainst. To hold the member in pos1. tion, the spike'9' or .Iother suitable secu means is passed through the stri 7 aiifi bears-against the edgeof the rai or foot thereof. It is to be mentioned'that the rails vrestu'ponthemember7.' The meeting ends of the rails or the flanges thereof are provided withrecesses 10., which areadapted to receive a dowel 11 in orderv that the rails may befplaced in positive aline-- t wait is preferable that thei-nner-fa'ces 7 edges of the rail a joint is providedv that Is a so intended to prevent the,

mere1 of t e flanges of. the rails be flush.

.- For the meet' spreadingjof the rails, this joint bei articularly disclosed in Fig. 2.' In ionstruotion it, comprises a base-plate 12, approximately rectangular in .shape and has formed centrally of one of its ends an ear 13, provided with an aperture 14. When in applied position,-t he ear 13-is to be within the track andthe h oked end 15 of the rod 16 en s the aperture 14, while a similarhooked end 110mm i'od engages a similar aperture of a second base-plate arranged oppositely to the first-named plate. As both of these plates are identical in construction, it is to be understood that the following description relates to but one.

a rib or reinforce 18, the object of which is a to strengthen the base-plate and to 'prolo its wear and utility. This rih 18 is 'forme integral with the base-plate, as shown in Fig. .2, and whenthe rail 2 rests on said plate this rib is positioned within the. hollow portion of the D. It may --be here mentiened that when a rail of the ordinarig construction is ,used'this rib 18 is omitted in the construction of the joint. Immovably secured near the outer end'of the plate12 is a fish-plate 19, which is provided with a 'p 20, conformin to the contour .of the outer foot 4 of the mi The fish-plate 19 is provided with a series of apertures 21', registeringwitha series of apertures 22 m the base-plate? 12, through which the spikes 23jof any ordinary or preferred construction pass, to engage the tie and outercontour of the. feet and bear tightly,

Transverselyof the base-plate 12 extends to hold the platethereto. No meansis' shown 1 for immovably securing the fish-plate 19 to the base-plate 12, and as this-feature forms no specific detail of the intention the right 1 is held to so seeurethe fish-plate to the base plate in any suitable manner that may fully meet the requirements Arranged longitudinally of the base-plate 12, near the opposite sides and adjacent the nent with the rails and to hold the rails against undue, longitudinal movement, lugs 29 are formed within the ribs of the fish-plates and are intended tofit within the notches 30 in the legs of the rails. 1

As the operation of this device is thought to be clearly apparent from the drawings and the foregoing description, details thereof are held to be unnecessary.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim'as'new, and desire to secure b v Letters Patent, is

In combination with a rail having a longitudinal cut-out portion, a base-plate therefor a rib on the plate extending Within the cut out portion but not contacting with the walls thereof, .an immovable fish-plate carried bv thebase-plate engaging one side of the rail..

guides carried by the base-plate and arranged at right angles to the rail, a movable fish-plate for engaging the opposite side of the rail, said plate having extensions engagmg the guldes.

In testimonywhereof I allix my signature,

in the presence of two witnesses, this 7th day of March, 1906. Y

- JAMES F. WALKER.

Witnesses H. T. HARRISOX,

CHARLES M. Winn. I 

